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The Fresh Meat guide to phoning home from universityhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/picture/2012/sep/11/fresh-meat-phoning-home-university
Students, when you absolutely, positively can't avoid it, here's a step-by-step guide to those awkward phonecalls home to the bank of Mum and Dad, by the creators of Fresh Meat <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/picture/2012/sep/11/fresh-meat-phoning-home-university">Continue reading...</a>Advice for studentsFreshersFamilyTue, 11 Sep 2012 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/picture/2012/sep/11/fresh-meat-phoning-home-universityGuardian Staff2012-09-11T20:00:00ZCharlie Brooker on how to be a student: turn up for the odd lecture and be open to viceshttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/charlie-brooker-on-being-student
Charlie Brooker didn't pass his degree and spent a large amount of time in a dope fug. Which makes him the ideal person to pass on his wisdom to today's students<p><strong>How down to earth will people be? Or&nbsp;obnoxious? </strong></p><p><em>Barry Weinstein, LSE </em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/charlie-brooker-on-being-student">Continue reading...</a>StudentsFreshersHigher educationEducationDrugsHealthSocietyAlcoholTue, 11 Sep 2012 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/charlie-brooker-on-being-studentPhotograph: David Bebber/Reuters'Being a lightweight, I never took anything in excess, apart from dope, which rendered me chronically lazy.' Photograph: David Bebber/ReutersPhotograph: David Bebber/Reuters'Being a lightweight, I never took anything in excess, apart from dope, which rendered me chronically lazy.' Photograph: David Bebber/ReutersCharlie Brooker2012-09-11T20:00:00ZFreshers' week survival guidehttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/freshers-week-survival-guide
Can you enjoy freshers' week in style and live to tell the tale? Of course, says the Guardian's student feature writer of the year – just don't touch anyone<p>Whenever you are promised the "time of your life", one of two things can happen. First, and most likely, it will fail to fulfil your expectations and leave you a bit disappointed. Alternatively, you could actually have the best time of your life and then be forced to live out your remaining years trying and failing to replicate that happiness until you are an old man dribbling incoherently about his youth to a nurse as she tries to spoon cold porridge into your toothless fizzog.</p><p>Freshers' week is one of the former occasions: I can confidently predict that all incoming undergraduates will go on to have better times. Nevertheless, this week tens of thousands of supple-livered youngsters will arrive at university halls expecting seven days of parties, alcohol and sex, while overlooking the inevitable collateral damage of encountering idiots, exhaustion and the unwanted advances of beery-breathed perverts. In an attempt to temper expectations, here is a tiny selection of the worst things I faced in freshers' week and, in my senior honours wisdom, my advice to combat them.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/freshers-week-survival-guide">Continue reading...</a>FreshersAdvice for studentsStudentsHigher educationEducationTue, 11 Sep 2012 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/freshers-week-survival-guidePhotograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian'What are you studying?': Freshers' week at the University of Sussex in Brighton. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianPhotograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian'What are you studying?': Freshers' week at the University of Sussex in Brighton. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianJamie Ross2012-09-11T20:00:00ZSurviving freshers' flu: student health questions answeredhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/surviving-freshers-flu-health-queries
Our health expert answers your questions on everything from freshers' flu and hangovers to diet and STDs<p><strong>I don't want to get the dreaded freshers' flu. What can I do to avoid it?</strong><em> </em></p><p><em>Alex Mawby, Nottingham</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/surviving-freshers-flu-health-queries">Continue reading...</a>Student healthHealth & wellbeingLife and styleHigher educationFreshersStudentsEducationSexual healthAdvice for studentsHealthSocietyAlcoholYoung peopleTue, 11 Sep 2012 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/surviving-freshers-flu-health-queriesPhotograph: Nico Hermann/WestEnd61/Rex FFreshers' flu: most students succumb to it in their first month at university. Photograph: Nico Hermann/WestEnd61/Rex FPhotograph: Nico Hermann/WestEnd61/Rex FFreshers' flu: most students succumb to it in their first month at university. Photograph: Nico Hermann/WestEnd61/Rex FLuisa Dillner2012-09-11T18:00:00ZSex: a student's guidehttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/11/sex-a-students-guide
University offers a world of freedom, but with drink and peer pressure, it's easy to find yourself in situations that don't feel right. Best to trust your instincts<p><strong>What is an acceptable number of people to sleep with at university?</strong></p><p><em>Anon</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/11/sex-a-students-guide">Continue reading...</a>SexLife and styleRelationshipsFreshersHigher educationEducationTue, 11 Sep 2012 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/11/sex-a-students-guidePhotograph: Brand New Images/Getty ImagesClose encounters: focus on making genuine connections with people. Photograph: Brand New Images/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Brand New Images/Getty ImagesClose encounters: focus on making genuine connections with people. Photograph: Brand New Images/Getty ImagesPamela Stephenson Connolly2012-09-11T18:00:00ZStudent food: how to cook well on a budgethttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/11/student-food-cook-well-budget
Save on the store-cupboard basics so you can afford more fresh food. And there really are alternatives to pasta and rice<p><strong>How does the oven work?</strong></p><p><em>Carl Williams, BIMM </em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/11/student-food-cook-well-budget">Continue reading...</a>Student cookingFood & drinkLife and styleFreshersHigher educationEducationStudentsTue, 11 Sep 2012 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/11/student-food-cook-well-budgetPhotograph: David Sillitoe for the GuardianCooking with gas: budget food needn't be boring. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the GuardianPhotograph: David Sillitoe for the GuardianCooking with gas: budget food needn't be boring. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the GuardianFelicity Cloake2012-09-11T18:00:00ZIt's all about education: your university problems solvedhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/all-about-education-problems-solved
Worried about changing your course or being marked too harshly? Here are some helpful pointers<p><strong>Will this get me a job? Not just a job, but a decent career? </strong></p><p><em>Kester Ratcliffe, Bristol </em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/all-about-education-problems-solved">Continue reading...</a>StudentsAdvice for studentsEducation degree coursesEducationFreshersHigher educationTue, 11 Sep 2012 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/all-about-education-problems-solvedPhotograph: AlamyGetting down to work: but what if your course is not quite what you hoped it would be? Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyGetting down to work: but what if your course is not quite what you hoped it would be? Photograph: AlamyJohn Crace2012-09-11T18:00:00ZHow to stay ahead of the pack at universityhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/stay-ahead-of-pack-university
The trick to being the coolest student? Express disdain for all students<p>Staying on-trend at university is tricky: you've got to make it clear you're cooler than everyone else while not being so obtuse that people think you're a weirdo. The trick is a perfect balance of cynicism, sarcasm and second-hand clothes. Here is how to pull it off:</p><p><strong>Drink</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/stay-ahead-of-pack-university">Continue reading...</a>FreshersAdvice for studentsStudentsHigher educationEducationFashionLife and styleTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:36:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/stay-ahead-of-pack-universityPhotograph: Roger Kisby/GettyA must-have for autumn ... Black Hippy. Photograph: Roger Kisby/GettyPhotograph: Roger Kisby/GettyA must-have for autumn ... Black Hippy. Photograph: Roger Kisby/GettySam Wolfson2012-09-11T17:36:57ZWhat are your financial obligations and rights at university?https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/sep/11/what-financial-obligations-rights-university
Our personal finance editor Patrick Collinson answers your questions, while Tim Dowling offers a guide to fiscal juggling<p><strong>How much will university cost? </strong></p><p><em>Imtiaz Shamsuddin, LSE</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/sep/11/what-financial-obligations-rights-university">Continue reading...</a>Student financeEducationUK newsFreshersMoneyStudentsStudent housingBorrowing & debtTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:36:44 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/sep/11/what-financial-obligations-rights-universityPhotograph: Murdo Macleod/Murdo MacLeodIt could cost you between £53,000 and £60,000 to do a three-year university course starting this year. Photograph: Murdo MacleodPhotograph: Murdo Macleod/Murdo MacLeodIt could cost you between £53,000 and £60,000 to do a three-year university course starting this year. Photograph: Murdo MacleodPatrick Collinson and Tim Dowling2012-09-11T17:36:44ZStudent writers on the uncertain futurehttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/student-writers-uncertain-future
Debt, general insecurity and no guarantee of a job at the end – we asked G2's freshers to send us their hopes and fears for the years ahead. Here are three of the best<p><strong>Charley John</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/student-writers-uncertain-future">Continue reading...</a>FreshersHigher educationEnglish and creative writingEducationStudentsTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:31:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/student-writers-uncertain-futurePhotograph: Alamy'There's a module for microwaving patties in my English course, right?' ... a Big Mac. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: Alamy'There's a module for microwaving patties in my English course, right?' ... a Big Mac. Photograph: AlamyCharley John, Stephen Vick and Coral Ditchburn2012-09-11T17:31:00ZStudent fashion: a new look for less than £100https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2012/sep/11/student-fashion-new-look-100
How to kit yourself out in style without breaking the budget<br /><a href="http://www.guprod.gnl/fashion/2012/sep/11/dos-donts-student-fashion">Plus: learn the dos and don'ts of student fashion</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2012/sep/11/student-fashion-new-look-100">Continue reading...</a>FashionStudentsHigher educationFreshersLife and styleTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2012/sep/11/student-fashion-new-look-100Photograph: PR company handoutNike Bruin Leather Trainers
£50 from AsosPhotograph: PR company handoutNike Bruin Leather Trainers
£50 from AsosLauren Cochrane and Simon Chilvers2012-09-11T17:00:02ZStudents of Great Britain! Welcome to your brave new worldhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/students-great-britain-brave-new-world
Peep Show's Jesse Armstrong offers some sage advice for students in this bright new future. For instance, set clear boundaries on using your housemates' Dairylea as a bath plug<p>Undergraduates! I greet you at the start of glorious careers! For what a time&nbsp;it is to be a student. You, more than any generation before you, have the opportunity to have a large number of browser windows open simultaneously. Truly it is a new world. And in this new world you will be able to express yourselves in ways no one in history has previously imagined.</p><p>You can already in many places order a number of smaller plates rather than one large main dish, but without the difficult conversations this action would have involved in previous eras (the 90s). Ryanair will transport your physical being&nbsp;to practically any part of the EU for under £10 (although there will be a £79 surcharge if you wish your body parts to be transported intact and not split between flights). You, God help you, can&nbsp;download unlimited classics of world literature to your iPad for free, and then commission a developing-world student to read them for you and write an essay for a fee amounting to little more than the cost of a 5k Twitter following.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/students-great-britain-brave-new-world">Continue reading...</a>FreshersHigher educationAdvice for studentsEducationStudentsStudent housingPeep ShowTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/students-great-britain-brave-new-worldPhotograph: Photos 12/AlamyThe finest minds have tried communal living ... The Young Ones. Photograph: Photos 12/AlamyPhotograph: Photos 12/AlamyThe finest minds have tried communal living ... The Young Ones. Photograph: Photos 12/AlamyJesse Armstrong2012-09-11T17:00:00ZThe dos and don'ts of student fashionhttps://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2012/sep/11/dos-donts-student-fashion
Will I look overdressed? Will skinny jeans make me leftwing? And what if I can't find any African-Caribbean hairdressers? Hadley Freeman answers your most pressing style concerns<br /><a href="http://www.guprod.gnl/fashion/gallery/2012/sep/11/student-fashion-new-look-100">Plus: get a new look for less than £100</a><p><strong>I like dressing up, a lot. It generally takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. I hear at university people go to lectures in their pyjamas. I don't want to stick out but I'm definitely not wearing a tracksuit. How can I make the just-rolled-out-of-bed look acceptable? </strong><em>Alex Mawby, Nottingham</em><strong> </strong></p><p>The question is, Alex, why would you want to? As you say, you enjoy taking time over your daily outfit. Well, as Polonius would say, in one of his rare moments of usefulness, to thine own self be true. I understand that you don't want to stand out too much but nothing stands out more than someone doing something to try to fit in, instead of following their natural inclinations. In any case, people love to make generalisations about students (they're all lazy, they all smoke roll-ups, they're all politically agitated about things they don't understand), but, like all generalisations, they have only a speck of truth in them (and for the record, the generalisation I just made there is the only generalisation that is 100% true.)</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2012/sep/11/dos-donts-student-fashion">Continue reading...</a>FashionStudentsHigher educationEducationLife and styleFreshersTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2012/sep/11/dos-donts-student-fashionPhotograph: Billy Farrell Agency/Rex FeaturesDo students go to lectures in pyjamas? And a call to action for African-Caribbean students. Photograph: Billy Farrell Agency/Rex FeaturesPhotograph: Billy Farrell Agency/Rex FeaturesDo students go to lectures in pyjamas? And a call to action for African-Caribbean students. Photograph: Billy Farrell Agency/Rex FeaturesHadley Freeman2012-09-11T17:00:00ZA guide to student politics: protest or port-and-cheese?https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/guide-to-student-politics
Your questions answered on political networking, the most radical student unions and how not to get arrested at a demonstration<p><strong>Would getting involved in student politics help me with a political career in the real world? </strong></p><p><em>Alex Mawby, Nottingham </em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/guide-to-student-politics">Continue reading...</a>Student politicsAdvice for studentsHigher educationStudentsFreshersUniversity of SussexUniversity of EssexImperial College LondonUniversity of LondonUniversity of CambridgeTuition feesEducationLabourConservativesLiberal DemocratsPoliticsHuntingProtestPoliceTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/sep/11/guide-to-student-politicsPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/GettyIf you're arrested, don't swear ... students protest against tuition fee hikes outside the Houses of Parliament in 2010. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/GettyPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/GettyIf you're arrested, don't swear ... students protest against tuition fee hikes outside the Houses of Parliament in 2010. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/GettyPatrick Kingsley2012-09-11T17:00:00Z